Summary
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty criticized public outrage over the health insurance industry following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson.
In a leaked video to staff, Witty dismissed criticism as “misinformation” and urged employees not to engage with media.
Thompson’s murder outside a Manhattan hotel has intensified scrutiny of the industry’s practices, with bullet casings found at the scene bearing phrases linked to insurance claim denial tactics.
The killing has sparked debate on UnitedHealthcare’s history of denying claims, while the shooter remains at large.
Witty faces unrelated DOJ insider trading allegations.
“There are very few people in the history of the US healthcare industry who had a bigger positive effect on American healthcare than Brian [Thompson].”
Lol you fucking shitting me? This guy’s whole speech is a lie.
In a way it’s true. In death, he’s having a hand in changing the public perception of privatized healthcare in the US, and perhaps will help spark change altogether.
Not so much a lie as speaking from a very twisted point of view. From his perspective, making more money is the only kind of positive change. As the CEO who oversaw the highest denial rate in the industry, Thompson’s leadership would of course be seen as positive by his fellow executives.
Not really, if you don’t view doctors, nurses, technicians, researchers, or any of the other people as “the industry”
The industry seems to be limited to health insurance, and not healthcare.
Yeah, I was referring to the health insurance industry, which I do not consider at all a part of the healthcare industry. Aside from that, I’m not sure how any of the good folks laboring away helping others stay healthy are related to the denial rates or business executives I was talking about.
100%
What a fucking plonker
“Let them eat cake.”
I understand the reference. But in this case my immediate thought was “yeah, urinal cake!”
This is super tone deaf. If I were an executive, I’d be pretending I don’t exist.
Ikr, people in this position are expected to be malicious, they’re also generally expected to be the smart kind of sociopath.
This guy clearly has no idea of the situation he finds himself in
Has anyone checked on him? He sounds suicidal.
Yeah like he might jump out a window or something
Onto some bullet casings labeled:
- cloistered
- clueless
- cunt
Yeah I expected people like Jim to be hiding in a cave in the middle of nowhere like Bin Laden right about now
The fact that this is an internal video means at least one of your employees don’t think you’ve learned the lesson you need to learn from this mr witty.
Hopefully that employee also shares Mr witty’s itinerary, in case any of his customers would like to talk to him about denied claims or anything.
We can protect him from unnecessary care
Thoughts and prayers. Probably not the kind Mr. Fuckwitty would prefer.
I wonder how much this shitbird spent on private security immediately after recording this.
Zero. He took care of that well before. That type take care of themselves well before even thinking of others, if they do.
We should really take the time to appreciate this man’s dedication to the grindset and professionalism. He woke up earlier than most executives to get this once in a lifetime opportunity. He arranged travel plans by bus to execute on a plan that, by all objective measures, worked. Really they’re just upset the murderer did it better.
That guy can smoke a turd in hell for all i care.
It’s not enough that these people steal from us and kill us, but they also insist we not criticize them while they do it.
They don’t see as anything more than a resource, a resource that complains when it is harvested is an annoyance.
What do you think they will do when the military is fully automated? Become nice?
That’s why it’s time we shat back.
Lol just the mental image I now have of someo angry person bent over and aiming their ass skyward while saying, “It’s time the shit rolled uphill.”
It’s beautiful Clark.
I was there when the magic was written.
Plz explain the deep magic!
Also, sorry about your table.
we guard against the pressures that exist for unsafe care or unnecessary care.
If he is going to be that far up his own ass, I hope he is at least checking for polyps.
They’d want people to learn self-colonoscopies so they can save on the 50 and over crowd.
Next.
And suddenly the world is a lot closer to “Choom, I’ve got is a preem gig to flatline a corpo rat.”
I’m for one hoping they never catch The Adjuster.
ahaha that’s great
hold on, the words on bullet casings part was real?
The look alike contest was also real.
I’m sorry, what?
Yup.
